(social) position; status
nothing but; none other than
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
close; intimate; on good terms
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
future (usually near); prospects
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
if so; in that case; in that situation
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
life and death; life or death
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
near; close; beside; third person
woman; female; feminine gender
management; administration; operation
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
wherein; therein; thereinto
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to rush over; to run up to